Mixing apparatus.



W1 HL BR'ILLHAHT. MIXRNG APPARATUS.

mmucmsou min mm' 3:,1915.

1,21 8,623. Fatemi Mar. 13,1912;

ENVEN'ICJH Sigi ATTO rfa N mf UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H'. BRILLHART, 0F KENDALLVILLE, INDIANA.

MIXING, APPARATUS.

ratus, and primarily aims to provide a niei diiini for mixing paints,oils, churning nnlk or use in analogous rapaeities where an agi tationol liquidi; is desired, the ilorire i'ieing applic-able for use inreceptacles ot variiais i'oiiliguratioii.

Aiiother iiihjeet is to provide a meehanisui,L

which manually portable and manually operalgihe, and one which may befoldi-d, when not in use, `to imciilfiy a niiniinuin amount of; space.

Other objects as well as the naturemy char actor-istie features andscope of my invention W'illbe more' riadily linnlersti'io'd from thefollowing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsand point ed out in the claims forming a pai-t of .this specification.

Figure l is a side elevational vieuwof a mixing apparaten showing thesaine .in a

8o folded position, and illustrating the application of the some, aportion of the remiptaele in` which the appratus is mounted, beingbroken away to disclose my improved device, andlfa portionuif theIsha/lit being,1 shown in fragmentary ecetions,` i l `Fig. Eis a.transv/erse sectional view of the receptacle illustrating theimplication of my `:im roved device in an operative po ig. 3 is alongitudinal seetional view `4i) receptacle illustrati! `@theapplication of my iimprovedlmiX-ing :filiparatus in a dilierent`ma,n11er, ziiA portion of the iipparatus being ibroken away, l

' Fig. 4 across sectional view of the mix- ,ii ing apparatus per aoshowing the saine in an ,1H `operative position, and

l nig. 5 1e a side and face eleyationol view 'lrespeotively of onel ofthe agitating iii-ms used in this invention.

In the drawingsin poder to illiiistrate the "the purpose of'liustmungthe app ication Specification. of Letters Patent.

Ki Application ined :iuiy ai, 191e. smal' No. 112,344.

residing `flattened and enlarged and has i; 3 gaged with its oppositefaces the of agitator rods 6. E `present instance comprises ainetaliir.: strap which is provided with a plurality ot perforations 7therein in i U-shaped lably mounted upon the l `movement of ltheagitator, application of my improved device a barrel, 1 is rovided whirhin this nistance is of the vfthe Opening 2 or 3 of the barrel, so as toPatented Mar. 13, 19217' i of my improved mixing apparatus in twodifferent Ways.

`The mixing apparatus coinprisesa eylin` dri'cal shaft or rod 4 one end.ii i which is itally en inner ends ach of said arios inthe order topermit the contents of` the receptacle lv to pass through said arms asthe latter a're rotated ou the interior of the receptacle. The outer endof each ot' the arms 6 is depressinlinto a substantially contour and hasa linger 8 formed on the outer fare o1 the free end thereof which inaline substantially roineiiflrnt withthe longitudinal axis of the bodyol: the alrm. Each of said fingers S has a roller 9 journaled thereon,the peripluu'ies oi Said rollers being beveled so as to conform to the.inner }ieri]filn ir of the barrel when the latter -is disposedhorizontally its illustrated in Figs. `l and E2. ItV is ot' courseunderstood 80 that the periplierirs of these rollers will be made smoothand straight when they are to contact with a straight even surface. Theroliers tl are held from casual displ nime t on the 'lingers' S byeotter pins or :il suitable means whioh will permit t' to beexpeditiously removed ilii'oiii gers when so desired.

Agitator arms 1() are provided, ooi-i e 'id of each of which pivotallyengaged ofthe arms 6, adjacent the depri' ond-of the latter, while theopposite i.- each is pivotally engagixd with the out riphery of a sleevell.

i1' The sleeve 11 :is slid shaft 4, so as to perniit the agitator arms 6and l0 to be placed in 1various lpositions, consistent with theoonliguriition ot' lthe receptacle with which the' agitating ai'iparatusis associated. A set screw 12 is adjustably n'iounted within the sleeve11 whereby the latter may be held et auf;r predetermined point upon theshaft 4, recesses 13 being; foi-ined. in eapid shaft, if desited, inorder to preclude possibilityl of the sleeve being` accidentallydisplaced, during `A bushing 14 is slidably mounted upon the shaft 4: insuperposed relation to the sleeve,, 11, and has a gland dependenttherefrom" which is adapted for introduction through preventdisplacement of the contents of the aoV 'removed from Y the openingsinto the position latter during movement of the agitator.` The bushing-11 is held iii a locked position on the barrel through the medium oflocking bolts and nuts 16.

Said bolts are rotatably mounted in the bushing 1l so as on to be movedinto the path of the open1 ings 2 and 3, as shown in VFig. l, so astoenable the removal 'ofthe bushing from the barrel. v A suitable handle17 is detachably mounted upon the upper terminal of the shaft t wherebyrotation of the latter is facilitated for imparting movement to theagitator arms GV and 10. It will furthermore be noted that a hook member18 is shown in Fig. 1, which is adapted for association with the setscrew 1Q to permit the apparatus to be the barrel without placing thehand or hands on the interior of the lat.l tei', since the hook 1S theset screw into 2 or 3, to permit. manipulation of the screw by the handof the ser, thereby allowing the agitator arms t be folded shown in Fig.l In voperation `therefore it will be appreciated that the apparatus maybe associated with any type of receptacle, and may be conveniently used.with the standard type of barrel, in which instance it may be used whenthe barrel is disposed either vertically or horizontallylas illustratedto ad- -vantage in the drawings. In either instance, after the devicehas been secured in the vmanner above set `forth, pressure is exf ertedupon the handle 17 so as to actuate the agitator arms, thereby stirringthe contents of the barrel. It is of course understood that rollers 9will greatly facilitate movement of the agitator arm.

to permit the heads therebe made within may be used to bring i suchclose proximity tol It will be understood that the above description andaccompanying drawings coinprehcnd only the general and preferredembodiment of my invention and that various minor changes iii detail ofconstruction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may the scope ofthe appended claims and wit-hout sacrificing any of the advantages of mvinvention. Y

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto sccure by Letters Patent, `is1- 1. The combination with a receptacle,a mixing apparatus including a shaft mounted in the receptacle,agitating arms mounted on saidy shaft and in adjustable connection withthe latter for` holding said arms at an angle, conforming to the contourof the ieceptacle, und means mounted on said arms tol engage thereceptacle for facilitating.

movement of said arms.

2. 'In combination with a receptacle, a mixing apparatus including ashalt mounted .iii the receptacle, agitating arms, certain of which arein pivotal engagement with the inner end of said shaft, other of saidarn'is being pivotally engaged withthe first mentioned arms, asleev'eslidably mountedon said shaft and in pivotal engagement with said secondmentioned arma-whereby all of said arms may be simultaneously adjustedto conform to the contour of the receptacle, by movement of said sleeve,y and rollers mounted uponcertain of said arms, to facilitate movementof the latter.v

In testimony whereof I affix my lsignature in'presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. BRILLHART.

es: l A. HAYES,

A. C. HELMUTH.

